THE DIGITAL CITY: Media and the Social Production of Place: By Germaine R. Halegoua. New York: NYU Press, 2020; 288 pp., 8 b&w ills. $89.00 (cloth), isbn 9781479839216; $30.00 (paper), isbn 9781479882199; $16.50 (ebook), isbn 9781479864027.

I The Digital City i is not about the separation of digital and physical environments, nor is it about the digital permeation of physical environments, but rather about how digital media can be used to build and reinforce a physical sense of place. Halegoua puts digital media front and center as the latest communications technology to shape the urban landscape. I The Digital City i finds a home within research questions regarding smart city development, media and communications technology, and cultural geographies. [Extracted from the article]